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conatus.

attempt, effort; exertion, struggle; impulse, tendency; endeavor, design;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[koːˈnaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[koˈnaː.tus]

  1. attempt, effort, exertion, struggle

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cōnor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin cōnātus From cōnor (“try, attempt”) + -tus.

verb[koːˈnaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[koˈnaː.tus]

  1. tried, attempted, having tried.

    active · declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect active participle of cōnor (“try, attempt”).

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